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BSN-225- HESI PREPARATIN EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS
Which action would the nurse take when unable to find information about the
medication in any of the hospital databases or electronic health records when
attempting to decrease the patient's adverse reactions to prescribed medications?
A. avoid administering medication
B. contact the hospital pharmacist
C. contact the primary health care provider
D. ask the patient for written consent before administering
B. contact the hospital pharmacist
When a primary health care provider prescribes a mediation, the nurse is
knowledgeable of its use, the expected outcome, and any adverse effects and drug
interactions. The nurse requests the information form the pharmacist when the
informatio nis not available in any of the resources available. The nurse cannot
avoid administering the medication if the information is unavailable. Instead, the
nurse obtains the information from another resource. The nurse contacts the
pharmacist rather than informing the primary health care provider. The patient's
written consent is required only if the drug is still under trial or if it has potentially
harmful adverse reactions.
Which trait of critical thinking is the nurse exhibiting when instructing the parents
of a malnourished child to make the child's food colorful and attractive?
A. fairness
B. curiosity
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C. discipline
D. creativity
D. creativity
Nurses require various traits such as creativity, fairness, risk taking, curiousity,
discipline, and perseverance. In this case the nurseis trying to stimulate the appetite
of the child by instructing the parents to make the food colorful and attractive. This
shows that the nurse is using the trait of creativity. Fairness is the trait of a nurse
who avoids personal bias while caring for a patient/ Curiosity is the trait of a
critical thinking nurse who always tries to ask "why?" A disciplined nurse follows
a systemativ approach to plan and achieve goals.
Which action would the nurse aboid when assisting an older adult w/ dysphagia to
eat?
A. thick liquids
B. sitting the patient upright during meal time
C. giving large bites to stimulate swallow reflex
D. keeping the patient upright for a minimum of 45 minutes after eating
C. Giving large bites to stimulate swallow reflex
Bites should be small to help avoid aspiration. Thickened liquids are easy to
swallow. Making the patient sit upright while eating helps the nurse prevent
aspiration. Keeping the patient upright for 45 to 60 minutes after eating helps in
gastric emptying and prevents aspiration.
Which action by the nurse demonstrates humility?
A. a willingness to try new ideas
B. admission of mistakes
C. upholding high standards of care
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D. always taking the suggestions of others
B. Admission of mistakes
Which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency is the
nurse exhibiting by working with a couple to determine what they know about their
medications and helping them decide on one care provider rather than two when
caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility?
A. safety
B. informatics
C. patient-centered care
D. teamwork and collaboration
B. safety
Helping patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple health
care providers and multiple medications helps ensure patient safety. Informatics is
a multidisciplinary field that uses health inforamtion technology to improve health
care via any combination of high quality, higher efficiency, and new opportunities.
Patient-centered care focuses on direct care rendered to patients. Teamwork and
collaboration seeks information or help from other health care professions and
disciplines
A nurse who can admit mistakes and is aware of their own limitation reflects
humility. A nurse who is willing to try new ideas is a risk taker. A nurse always
follows the highest standards for patient care even in the face of adversity; this is
integrity. Nurses must be open-minded and listen to others' opinions but also must
be able to think independently before coming to a final conclusion.
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A 40-year-old patient is experiencing poorly controlled hypertension. The dietitian
recommends several dietary modifications to the patient. The patient tries to
explain the reason for her poor dietary compliance; she says she works extra hours
and does not have the time to cook. The patient further adds that she has diabetes.
The patient expresses that it is difficult for her to choos a diet that is low in sugar
and low in salt and carbohydrates. The nurse communicates this to the dietitian
using SBAR technique. Which patient information would be addressed first?
A. the need for a diet revision
b. the desire for a dietary consult
c. current medical conditions of chronic diabtese w/ hypertension
d. the need for the patient to eat low-salt, low-sugar meals
C. Current medical conditions of chronic diabetes w/ hypertension
When using SBAR communication protocol, the nurse should first identify the
patient's situation. In this case, that means the nurse should convey that the patient
is suffering from chronic diabetes and hypertension. The nurse then should further
address the breakdown of the situation and ask the dietitian to consider revising the
diet. Following the dietary assessment and consult, the recommendations for
dietary changes-- including low-salt and low-sugar meals--should be made.
Which body mass index (BMI) would require hospitalization?
A. 12.5 kg/m2
B 18.9 kg/m2
C. 21.2 kg/m2
D. 24.6 kg/m2
A. 12.5 kg/m2
Patients whose BMI is less than 13 kg/m2 are considered severely malnourished
and require highly skilled nursing care w/ hospitalization. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9
kg/m2 indicates that the patient has normal weight and does not require nursing
care and hospitalization
BSN-225- HESI PREPARATIN EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS
Which action would the nurse take when unable to find information about the
medication in any of the hospital databases or electronic health records when
attempting to decrease the patient's adverse reactions to prescribed medications?
A. avoid administering medication
B. contact the hospital pharmacist
C. contact the primary health care provider
D. ask the patient for written consent before administering
B. contact the hospital pharmacist
When a primary health care provider prescribes a mediation, the nurse is
knowledgeable of its use, the expected outcome, and any adverse effects and drug
interactions. The nurse requests the information form the pharmacist when the
informatio nis not available in any of the resources available. The nurse cannot
avoid administering the medication if the information is unavailable. Instead, the
nurse obtains the information from another resource. The nurse contacts the
pharmacist rather than informing the primary health care provider. The patient's
written consent is required only if the drug is still under trial or if it has potentially
harmful adverse reactions.
Which trait of critical thinking is the nurse exhibiting when instructing the parents
of a malnourished child to make the child's food colorful and attractive?
A. fairness
B. curiosity
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C. discipline
D. creativity
D. creativity
Nurses require various traits such as creativity, fairness, risk taking, curiousity,
discipline, and perseverance. In this case the nurseis trying to stimulate the appetite
of the child by instructing the parents to make the food colorful and attractive. This
shows that the nurse is using the trait of creativity. Fairness is the trait of a nurse
who avoids personal bias while caring for a patient/ Curiosity is the trait of a
critical thinking nurse who always tries to ask "why?" A disciplined nurse follows
a systemativ approach to plan and achieve goals.
Which action would the nurse aboid when assisting an older adult w/ dysphagia to
eat?
A. thick liquids
B. sitting the patient upright during meal time
C. giving large bites to stimulate swallow reflex
D. keeping the patient upright for a minimum of 45 minutes after eating
C. Giving large bites to stimulate swallow reflex
Bites should be small to help avoid aspiration. Thickened liquids are easy to
swallow. Making the patient sit upright while eating helps the nurse prevent
aspiration. Keeping the patient upright for 45 to 60 minutes after eating helps in
gastric emptying and prevents aspiration.
Which action by the nurse demonstrates humility?
A. a willingness to try new ideas
B. admission of mistakes
C. upholding high standards of care
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D. always taking the suggestions of others
B. Admission of mistakes
Which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency is the
nurse exhibiting by working with a couple to determine what they know about their
medications and helping them decide on one care provider rather than two when
caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility?
A. safety
B. informatics
C. patient-centered care
D. teamwork and collaboration
B. safety
Helping patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple health
care providers and multiple medications helps ensure patient safety. Informatics is
a multidisciplinary field that uses health inforamtion technology to improve health
care via any combination of high quality, higher efficiency, and new opportunities.
Patient-centered care focuses on direct care rendered to patients. Teamwork and
collaboration seeks information or help from other health care professions and
disciplines
A nurse who can admit mistakes and is aware of their own limitation reflects
humility. A nurse who is willing to try new ideas is a risk taker. A nurse always
follows the highest standards for patient care even in the face of adversity; this is
integrity. Nurses must be open-minded and listen to others' opinions but also must
be able to think independently before coming to a final conclusion.
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A 40-year-old patient is experiencing poorly controlled hypertension. The dietitian
recommends several dietary modifications to the patient. The patient tries to
explain the reason for her poor dietary compliance; she says she works extra hours
and does not have the time to cook. The patient further adds that she has diabetes.
The patient expresses that it is difficult for her to choos a diet that is low in sugar
and low in salt and carbohydrates. The nurse communicates this to the dietitian
using SBAR technique. Which patient information would be addressed first?
A. the need for a diet revision
b. the desire for a dietary consult
c. current medical conditions of chronic diabtese w/ hypertension
d. the need for the patient to eat low-salt, low-sugar meals
C. Current medical conditions of chronic diabetes w/ hypertension
When using SBAR communication protocol, the nurse should first identify the
patient's situation. In this case, that means the nurse should convey that the patient
is suffering from chronic diabetes and hypertension. The nurse then should further
address the breakdown of the situation and ask the dietitian to consider revising the
diet. Following the dietary assessment and consult, the recommendations for
dietary changes-- including low-salt and low-sugar meals--should be made.
Which body mass index (BMI) would require hospitalization?
A. 12.5 kg/m2
B 18.9 kg/m2
C. 21.2 kg/m2
D. 24.6 kg/m2
A. 12.5 kg/m2
Patients whose BMI is less than 13 kg/m2 are considered severely malnourished
and require highly skilled nursing care w/ hospitalization. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9
kg/m2 indicates that the patient has normal weight and does not require nursing
care and hospitalization
